''Butternut Square'' was a

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children's

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which aired on

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between October 19, 1964 and February 10, 1967. The cast featured

Ernie Coombs Ernest "Ernie" Arthur Coombs, CM (November 26, 1927 – September 18, 2001) was a US-born Canadian children's entertainer who starred in the Canadian television series '' Mr. Dressup''. His career began as an assistant puppeteer to Fred R ...

as Mr. Dressup, whose own landmark television series began production after ''Butternut Square'''s run had ended. The show was broadcast in

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, and originally was 20 minutes until the final season, when it was expanded to a full 30 minutes. Following ''Butternut Square'''s cancellation, '' Mr. Dressup'' would get his own series, in the fall of 1967. Two puppets from ''Butternut Square'', Casey and Finnegan would also join him on that new series, which would run until 1996.

Other cast

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as Sandy (1964) *

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as The Music Man (1964–1965) * Robert Jeffrey as Bob (1965–1967) *

Judith Lawrence Judith A. Lawrence CM is a Canadian puppeteer associated with the long-running CBC children's television program '' Mr. Dressup''. Her best known characters were Casey and Finnegan, although she also created other occasional characters, such as A ...

as Casey/Finnegan/Alexander/Miranda/Mrs. Trapeze (voice)

References

External links

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Memorable TV Guide

Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series
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